, 1887-10-27
road is described in said petition as fol-

Beginning at a point one-fourth of a
mile south of the quarter section corner
between sections eight (S) and seventeen
QT), township eighteen (lS) north, range
sixty-one OIL west, running thence north
on the east side of said line to the quar-.
ter section corner: thence west on the
north side of section line, one and one
fourth miles; thence in a generally north
westerly direction By the best practical
route to q point on the persent Cheyenne
and Horse creek" county road, said
point DOW known as Pine Bluff cross
ing; and thence in the same general
direction to a point on Bear creek, said
point known as Fox creek crossing" at
which last point said road we petition for,
is to stop.
Said petition being accompanied by
satisfactory proof that notice has bten
that application would be made at tits
session of the board fer laying out said
road
On motion it is ordered that John Fl.
Gordon, William q. Lykins and Daniel
McUlvan be appointed as viewers of said
road, and the county surveyor to survey
the same. 1t is further ordered that said
viewers shall meet at the county clerks
office in I heyenne on Tuesday, Oct. Is.
1887, at 9 o'clock a. IN. and proceed to
lay out said road.
A petition signed by more than twelve
h~ouseholders of the county vas presented,
requesting that a public road be laid out
which road is described in said petition as
follows:
Commencing at a point in the north
west quarier of section seventeen QTl in
township twenty FIVE (25) north, OF range
sixty-two (62) west, on the public road
existing and established at said quarter
section, running thence in a general north
easterly direction through township
twenty six (26) north, of range sixty two
(62) west, thence in a general northerly
directions through the narrows on Raw
hide creek. crossing sections thirty three
(33), twenty eight (2S), twenty enc l2l),
twenty two (22), fifteen (l5), sixteen (I6)
ten Q0), nine (9J and four (4). in town
ship twenty seven (27) north, of range
sixty two (62) west, thence west one half
mile, on a limo between township twenty
seven CD and township twenty-eight (2S)
north, of range sky two (62) west, thence
in a northwesterly direction through the
center of section of twenty four ca in
township twenty-eight (2S) north, of
range sixty.thrce (63) west, thence north
to the Fort Robinson road west of that
certain ranch commonly known as Bart
let's ranch, in section thirty.one (3l),
township ~twenty-nine (29) north. of range
sixty-two (62) west, thence In a Northwestern.
ly direction along the east side OF Rawhide
creek to the mouth of Van rassell creek
in section twenty-four GA, in township
twenty nine (29) north, OF range sixty
three (63) west, thence in a northeast .rly
1IraotInp alnnn rho tuaof ciIa ~ Nm n,I-
sell creek to that of a certain ranch com
monty known as Van Tassell's old ranch,
in section thirteen Q3), township twenty
nine (29) north, of range sixty-three (63)
west, and thence in a northerly direction
to the town of Lusk, all in the county of
Laramie and territory of Wyoming.
Said petition being accompanied by
satisfactory proof that notice has been
given notifying all persons concerned that
application would be made at This session
of the board for laying out said road:
On motion. it is ordered that A. G..
Lowry, Virgil S. Circuit, and Thos. Snow
be appointed as viewers of said road and
the county surveyor to survey the same.
1t is further ordered that said viewers
shall meet at the house of Virgil s. Circuit
on October "a 1887, and proceed to lay
out said road.
The viewers appointed on July 5, 1887,
to view and locate a road from q point on
the Cheyenne Pass road near the residence
of Claus Sievers to the west line of the
United States D. A. Russell military res
~ervation having on August 3, 1887. sub
mitted a report, field notes and plat of
said proposed road and a hearing having
been had on said report on September 8,
1887, at which hearing Frank Ketchum
appeared before the board and claimed
that he would be damaged by the opening
of said road through certain lands owned
by him and that the county commission
ers having on said last mentioned date
appointed appraisers to view said road
the whole distance it runs through said
lands, said appraisers now present their
report.
Thereupon, by order of the board, the
report of the viewers and the report pre-
sented by the appraisers are now publicly
read.
No person appeared Directing to said
reports or either of them; the commits
sioners being satisfied that all persons
owning the property through which it is
proposed to lay out said road had been
properly notified, the matter Was pro-
ceeded with.
The commissioners being further
satisfied that said road will be of public
utility;
On motion it is ordered that the report
of the viewers and the survey and plat be
recorded.
1t was further ordered that said road as
laid down in the plat and described in the
field notes shall be and become a public
highway, and that 1t be opened; the road
supervisor was instructed to open said
road.
And the board being satisfied that the
amount Of damages as assessed by the
viewers and appraisers is just and equi.
table, it is ordered by the board that the
amounts be paid and warrants drawn on
the road and bridge fund for the same,
to wit:
Frank Ketchum, on account of land
taken, $9S. 81, as recommended by ap-
praisers.
The viewers recommended that no dam
ages be allowed.
The viewers appointed on September
s, 1887, to view and locate the following
described road, presented a report to-
gather with the nlat and field notes of tho